Literary Devices For Poetry Flashcards
Alliteration
Words that begin with the same sound, are placed close together.
Assonance
The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds.
Hyperbole
When you exaggerate to an extreme.
Metaphor
Comparing two things without like or as.
Consonance
The combination of consistently copied consonants.
Onomatopoeia
The sound associated with what is named.
Oxymoron
Two opposites used to make sense.
Personnification
A metaphor in which you describe an inanimate object.
Pun
A joke based on the interplay of homophones.
Simile
Comparing two things use like or as.
Imagery
Create images in the mind of the reader.
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Synecdoche
Part to stand for a whole, or a whole to stand for a part.
Free verse
Can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations.
Couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhythm.
Rhyme Scheme
The patter of rhythm that comes at the end of each verse.
Allusion
A reference, brief, to a person, place, thing, event.
Sonnet
A poem, generally structured in the form of 14 lines. Expresses a thought or idea.
Lyric
Expresses the writer’s emotions, usually brief.
